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Goal in Progress: The Detours and Diversions of a Spiritual Journey

Goal in Progress: The Detours and Diversions of a Spiritual Journey

An American Buddhist monk describes his eclectic, non-linear spiritual journey and his ongoing attempts to clarify the goal of his quest.

2024

Bhikkhu Nyanadhammika (Richard Zeikowitz)

Bhikkhu Nyanadhammika (Richard Zeikowitz)

Stories

Richard Zeikowitz (Bhikkhu Nyanadhammika)
in
The Narrative Arc

The Rise and Fall of a Monastic Friendship

Discovering the depth of a brief connection

Aug 21

many small buddha statues on an altar

Aug 21

Richard Zeikowitz (Bhikkhu Nyanadhammika)
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The Taoist Online

A Buddhist’s Meditations on the Crucifixion of Jesus

Discovering profound metaphorical meaning in Jesus’s agony

Aug 6

A Buddhist’s Meditations on the Crucifixion of Jesus

Aug 6

Richard Zeikowitz (Bhikkhu Nyanadhammika)
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Travel Memoirs

My Ill-Fated Trip to Copenhagen

Illegal travel behind the Iron Curtain

Aug 5

The Berlin Wall at Checkpoint Charlie. East German watchtower in the background with view into East Berlin.

Aug 5

Richard Zeikowitz (Bhikkhu Nyanadhammika)
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Serial Stories

Falling in Love in West Berlin #7: A Life-Changing Realization about Love

Being gay or not gay becomes irrelevant

Aug 1

Falling in Love in West Berlin #7: A Life-Changing Realization about Love

Aug 1

Richard Zeikowitz (Bhikkhu Nyanadhammika)
in
Serial Stories

Falling in Love in West Berlin #6: John Makes a Big Decision

Being gay or not gay becomes irrelevant

Jul 25

Falling in Love in West Berlin #6: John Makes a Big Decision

Jul 25

Richard Zeikowitz (Bhikkhu Nyanadhammika)
in
Serial Stories

Falling in Love in West Berlin #5: Love is in the Air

Being gay or not gay becomes irrelevant

Jul 18

Falling in Love in West Berlin #5: Love is in the Air

Jul 18

Richard Zeikowitz (Bhikkhu Nyanadhammika)
in
Serial Stories

Falling in Love in West Berlin #4: Settling into Berlin Life

Being gay or not gay becomes irrelevant

Jul 11

Falling in Love in West Berlin #4: Settling into Berlin Life

Jul 11

Richard Zeikowitz (Bhikkhu Nyanadhammika)
in
Serial Stories

Falling in Love in West Berlin #3: The First Night Out in the Berlin Nightlife

Being gay or not gay becomes irrelevant

Jul 4

Falling in Love in West Berlin #3: The First Night Out in the Berlin Nightlife

Jul 4

Richard Zeikowitz (Bhikkhu Nyanadhammika)
in
Serial Stories

Falling in Love in West Berlin #2: Love at First Sight

Being gay or not gay becomes irrelevant

Jun 27

Falling in Love in West Berlin #2: Love at First Sight

Jun 27

Richard Zeikowitz (Bhikkhu Nyanadhammika)
in
Prism & Pen

Are Queers Today Free to Choose Their Own Expression of Queerness?

Seeking liberation from stereotypes

Jun 27

drag queen in bright yellow wig

Jun 27

Richard Zeikowitz (Bhikkhu Nyanadhammika)

Richard Zeikowitz (Bhikkhu Nyanadhammika)

Book Author

Buddhist monk, formerly an Orthodox Christian monk, before that a professor of English literature, before that expatriate writer, living mostly in Berlin.

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